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The United States led the way in securing APEC Leaders endorsement of a commercially and environmentally credible list of 54 environmental goods, including renewable and clean energy technologies, waste water treatment equipment, air pollution control technologies, and environmental monitoring and assessment equipment, on which they will reduce tariffs to 5% or less by 2015, based on the Leaders' 2011 commitment

The United States and ASEAN members agreed on a work plan for 2013 to include cooperation, inter alia, on trade and the environment, while the U.S. government continues to actively monitor and enforce commitments in other bilateral trade agreements, such as the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the United States-Chile FTA, the United States-Jordan FTA, the United States-Morocco FTA, the United States-Oman FTA, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), and the United States-Singapore FTA in order to uphold key commitments, such as those to protect labor rights and the environment

The USAID's West Africa Cotton Improvement Program (WACIP) is designed to help achieve various objectives, including reduction soil degradation and expand the use of good agricultural practices; and improve the enabling environment for agricultural biotechnology

The United States was a third party to WTO dispute settlement cases, including certain measures affecting the renewable energy generation sector, and measures affecting the import and internal sale of goods (environmental charge)

Federal excise taxes are collected and reported by the Internal Revenue Service for retail, manufactures, service, environmental, transportation, and insurance activities

The United States has various laws or provisions, including the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, the Fishermen's Protective Act, and the Lacey Act, that allow for quantitative restrictions or prohibitions on imported products, in order to protect the security or economy of the United States, or safeguard the health or well-being of plant or animal life

The United States requires an import licence, either automatic or non-automatic for 15 categories of products, including fish, wildlife and plants and plant products (including endangered species), and nuclear facilities and materials

The agency or agencies responsible for developing technical regulations depend on the product in question and include the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental protection

A number of different agencies are involved in developing, implementing, and enforcing sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) measures, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), whose responsibilities include registering pesticides (including herbicides and fungicides) for use in the United States, and establishing maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides on food

The United States maintains export restrictions and controls for national security and foreign policy reasons, including international agreements (such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and the Chemical Weapons Convention)